Rights and responsibilities

Students and course participants have a right to:

• a safe and healthy training environment
• quality training, assessment and supervision
• consumer guarantees.

Students and course participants are responsible for:

• participating in your training in a professional and courteous manner
• following appropriate Mater policies
• abiding by workplace health and safety requirements
• taking care with Mater property and resources
• respecting the rights of others
• remembering that commercial and patient information obtained from the Mater must be kept confidential. (Breaches of confidentiality are considered misconduct and are subject to disciplinary action.)
• attending training sessions or workplace placements, and taking advantage of learning opportunities
• using group work/discussions to develop essential knowledge
• aligning classroom projects to workplace functions and assessing the outcomes/products/processes used.

Mater is responsible for:

• meeting legal obligations (i.e. complying with relevant Commonwealth and State Government legislation)
• providing a safe and healthy training environment that’s free from bullying and abuse (verbal, physical and racial)
• providing an orientation program that includes information on relevant legislation as well as related rights and responsibilities
• ensuring qualified people conduct training and assessment
• providing quality training, assessment and supervision
• maintaining appropriate student records
• providing appropriate resources, facilities and equipment to deliver training programs
• providing appropriate mechanisms for complaints and appeals.